hi all, i have been currently been testing AVG and it has been good it had not slowed down my system like i have read it caught and block most of the virus test files and some others and removed them.
big improvment since previous versions.
AVG is not what it used to be. It has a really bad detection rate and is kind of a system hog. I've had multiple bad experiences with AVG where it didn't find viruses I knew were on the system. I scanned with Malwarebyte's Anti-Malware and it found them. From then on, I switched to Avira, which has one of the highest detection rates around.
http://www.av-comparatives.org/
AVG Anti Virus Pro 9.0.791, paid version, used here on 2 x64-bit laptops. I have yet to see evidence to convince me to change to another product.
Daily I see that it is working successfully. It is NOT a system hog.
I just told you that I've had personal experience where AVG couldn't find any of the trojans situated on my computer. I also provided a link that ranks different AVs in different categories. That's evidence.
AV-Comparatives - Independent Tests of Anti-Virus Software - Comparatives & Reviews
Why argue? ..anyway but yeah just because you have had bad experience with it doesn't mean others do, a lot of people still use it - i mean i haven't tried it for years and i'm not saying it's bad but i wont use it ...just always best for the user to choose what he wants though it's almost always these:
Avast,
AVG,
Avira,
NOD32,
MSE, etc etc
let him choose what he likes and comfortable with :P
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I would recommend something like MBAM Pro or SuperAntiSpyware Pro (real time monitoring) to run along side AVG. In my experience AVG doesn't handle the new generation of "scareware" (fake AV) very well. I've been getting a lot of malware cleanup calls lately and this is what I'm seeing, but in any case I wouldn't rely on one product. I'm a believer in a layered defense (note my sig).
this might be of interest too.......
AVG AV Free Edition 9.0 Review - Wilders Security Forums
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